Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China develop a cooperation in the sphere of innovations

11:2312.10.2017

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In the capital Center of technologies of Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan the First Turkmen-Chinese forum "Innovations, New Technologies and Questions of Their Implementation in Production" started on October 11. The Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of science and technology of People's Republic of China acted as its organizers.

As the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the address to participants of the forum noted, "the People's Republic of China develops prompt rates and takes the conducting positions in the world in the sphere of science and high technologies, in this connection one of the most important directions of the many-sided Turkmen-Chinese relations is the cooperation in the sphere of innovations".

The forum is aimed at experience exchange and search of new opportunities of a cooperation between scientific institutions, scientists and specialists of Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China in the field of alternative energy sources, energy-saving technologies, innovations in agricultural industry, chemistry, seismology, medicine, pharmacology, biology and other spheres.

In the first day of the forum representatives of scientific institutions of China, the Ministry of science and technology of the People's Republic of China, Department of science and technology of the Province of Hubei, the scientific and technological and innovative center of a cooperation the Forum "Asia — Europe", the research platform of the Chinese-European institute of net and renewable energy of the Huachzhun university of science and technologies and others made the reports.

As the speakers noted, innovative technologies were the main for prosperity of the state, promote improvement of quality of life of people, open new opportunities for industrial development, agricultural industry, create competitive economy of the future.

The scientific reports which were heard at a forum covered theoretical and practical aspects of development of various scientific spheres. Development of technologies in the field of renewable energy resources became one of primary subjects of a conference. Also relevant directions of interaction between the Turkmen and Chinese scientists were considered.

One of reports was devoted to the innovative technological developments which were conducted in the Province of Hubei in close cooperation with the countries of the Central Asian region. The speaker noted special interest of the Chinese side in development of partner communications with Turkmenistan where there was a high potential of development of solar power and innovative agriculture.

Also at the forum the question of upgrade of gas power plants, important for Turkmenistan would raised, thanks to what power production with the minimum harm for the environment was possible. The innovative technology of receipt of an electrical energy and cold from a flow of natural gas had a huge economic benefit, and the method was already developed and patented by the Turkmen scientists.

Today participants of the forum will continue work in section meetings and will hold bilateral meetings on specific proposals and the provided ideas.

Holding the forum is especially relevant in the light of recently adopted Program for social and economic development of the country for 2018-2024, and those tasks which were set by the head of the state at the meeting of the Council of Elders on the accelerated upgrade of industries, implementation of innovative technologies and market mechanisms.

Great opportunities to creation of the cluster economy based on regional approach and technological achievements were opened also by the adopted Law "About Free Economic Zones" where special technology development zones, including science and technology parks and technopolises were provided. Thus in Turkmenistan the favorable environment for connection of science and business with production, creations of the innovative entities were actively created, that is promoted by a current Turkmen-Chinese forum.